O Panneerselvam Confident About NDA’s Victory in Vikravandi Bypoll
Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 5: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam is confident that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win the upcoming Vikravandi bypoll. He stated, “Victory is bright for NDA in Vikravandi bypoll. Definitely, AIADMK votes will transfer to PMK.”
A meeting was held on Thursday at Vikravandi to campaign for the PMK candidate. BJP State President Annamalai encouraged people to elect a good MLA for the constituency, saying, “NDA Alliance has experienced, powerful, honest, and young leaders. NDA has all the leaders here sitting on the stage to recover Tamil Nadu from DMK capture.”
Annamalai also criticized the DMK, alleging they were “distributing money for votes.” After a recent defeat in the Parliament election, the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu is eager to win the Vikravandi bypoll.
Leaders such as BJP State President Annamalai, PMK President Anbumani, AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran, and AIADMK retrieve Committee Coordinator O Panneerselvam have been campaigning for the NDA-PMK candidate C Anbumani.
TTV General Secretary Dhinakaran said, “Today AIADMK is in the wrong hands of those people who have selfish goals. I and my brother, O Panneerselvam, have the responsibility to retrieve the AIADMK again. I request cadres in Vikravandi to vote for the ‘Mango’ symbol in the bypoll.”
O Panneerselvam criticized the DMK government, saying it failed in law and order. “The DMK government failed to provide any welfare for the people. Law & Order is deteriorating in Tamil Nadu. Murders, drugs, and illicit liquor are everywhere in our state. We don’t have leaves but we have Mango with two leaves,” he said.
PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss also spoke, saying, “Illicit tragedy is not just death, it is murder. Today, the Kallakurichi tragedy can repeat tomorrow in Vikravandi. Don’t see parties, caste, or anything. Just express your anger.”
The Vikravandi bypoll is scheduled for July 10. The constituency is facing its second by-election in the last five years and has a predominantly Vanniyar population, followed by Dalits and other intermediate castes.
